System for Network Flow Visualization through Network Devices within Network Topology
First Claim
1. A system for visualization of internal network flow, comprising:
- a network device including a plurality of internal interfaces, the network device operating to receive a network flow at an ingress interface of the plurality of internal interfaces and route the network flow within the network device; and
a computer system in communication with the network device, the computer system including a display,the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display a graphical user interface including an object representing the network device,the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display, within the object representing the network device, interface objects respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of internal interfaces of the network device,the computer system operating to acquire a network flow record for the network flow through the network device, the network flow record identifying the ingress interface of the network device for the network flow and identifying switching information for the network flow within the network device,the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display, within the object representing the network device, a transmission path of the network flow within the network device from the ingress interface, the transmission path defined by the switching information identified by the network flow record.
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Abstract
A network device includes internal interfaces and operates to receive a network flow at an ingress interface and route the network flow within the network device. A computer in communication with the network device executes instructions for rendering a graphical user interface including an object representing the network device. The computer also renders interface objects respectively corresponding to each of the internal interfaces of the network device. The computer operates to acquire a network flow record for the network flow through the network device. The network flow record identifies the ingress interface of the network device for the network flow and identifies switching information for the network flow within the network device. The computer also renders a graphical representation of a transmission path of the network flow within the network device from the ingress interface. The transmission path is defined by the switching information identified by the network flow record.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for visualization of internal network flow, comprising:
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a network device including a plurality of internal interfaces, the network device operating to receive a network flow at an ingress interface of the plurality of internal interfaces and route the network flow within the network device; and a computer system in communication with the network device, the computer system including a display, the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display a graphical user interface including an object representing the network device, the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display, within the object representing the network device, interface objects respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of internal interfaces of the network device, the computer system operating to acquire a network flow record for the network flow through the network device, the network flow record identifying the ingress interface of the network device for the network flow and identifying switching information for the network flow within the network device, the computer system executing instructions for rendering on the display, within the object representing the network device, a transmission path of the network flow within the network device from the ingress interface, the transmission path defined by the switching information identified by the network flow record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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